Mid and East Antrim

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Mid and East Antrim
Irish: Lár agus Oir-Aontroime
District and borough
Mid and East Antrim district in Northern Ireland.svg
Mid and East Antrim district shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°49′41″N6°04′41″W / 54.828°N 6.078°W / 54.828; -6.078
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
Incorporated 1 April 2015
Named after County Antrim
Administrative HQ Ballymena
Government
[1]
 • TypeDistrict council
 • Body Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
 • ExecutiveCommittee system
 •  Control No overall control
Area
[2]
 • Total
403 sq mi (1,045 km2)
 • Rank 7th
Population
 (2022) [2]
 • Total
139,200
 • Rank 10th
 • Density340/sq mi (133/km2)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
BT
Dialling codes 028
ISO 3166 code GB-MEA
GSS code N09000008
Website midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Mid and East Antrim is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Ballymena, the Borough of Larne and the Borough of Carrickfergus. The local authority is Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

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Geography

The district is wholly located in County Antrim, and stretches from the River Bann in the west to the Antrim Coast, taking in the southern part of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as the major towns of Ballymena and Carrickfergus, and the important port of Larne. The district had a population of 139,200 in 2022. [3] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.

History

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council replaced Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. [4] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.

Individuals

Military units

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Council". Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics . 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics . 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
  5. ↑ "Freedom of the Borough". Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Fullerton, Gareth (5 August 2020). "Jonathan Rea Freedom of the Borough award ceremony set for November". Belfast Live. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Black, Rebecca (31 January 2016). "B (North Irish Horse) Army reserve squadron receive freedom of Mid and East Antrim". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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